Game 60 Canucks vs. Predators: Oh the Sites We Can See

What to do in Nashville

On Tuesday night, the Vancouver Canucks will face the Edmonton Oilers for the 2nd straight game…

Protein is Part of a Balanced 60 Minute Effort

Just kidding!

However, I bet you didn’t know that Nashville, Tennessee, while an active participant in the Sister Cities program, has a relationship with the ‘City of Champions’, Edmonton, Alberta.

Well it probably won’t be as easy a victory against the Preds as it was versus the Oil Sunday, but by all accounts, Nashville should be quite outmatched after 60 minutes.

This will be the final meeting of the regular season between the two, with the previous three seeing the winner score at least four goals. Vancouver won two of those, one at home and one on the road; one of their league leading 20 wins away from home ice.

So what are the keys to theCanucks winning this game? I’ll try and make them short and simple because in the week that BC sees Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and PEI get a stat holiday, we deserve some easy readin’.

Eat Lots and Lots of BBQ

Nashville is known for its BBQ culture so I really hope that Monday night and pre-game Tuesday, the boys can get out and enjoy some pulled pork or steak or something of the sort.

Meat is of course the best source of protein out there so why not hit up the diners, drive-ins and dives of Nashville while there.

Protein, after all, is the main building block of muscle and a major source of energy. If the Predators come out flying like they have recently with their superstars Mike Fisher and Martin Erat, the Canucks will need all the energy they can get.

Arrange a Pep Talk with Oprah

Some would say that Oprah Winfrey is or was the world’s most powerful woman and she spent a large portion of her youth in Nashville. I am sure for the right fee or commitment to building schools in Africa, she would be willing to give the team a pep talk.

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My proposal: She comes in to chat with the team; first singling out Ryan Kesler. She reminds him that he does actually have a scoring touch.

Curious to see Hal Gill in this game and figure out how much of a difference he’ll make in Nashville. I realize the defensive depth is thin after Weber and Suter but was Gill really the answer for a goal-starved club?

Also, I can’t for the life of me remember who they got for Cody Franson and Matt Lombardi now.

Look, I realize Nashville isn’t swimming in cash but was it really worth losing Franson to get out of Lombardi’s contract? How are you supposed to make a dump like that and convince Weber and Suter you’re serious about winning with a straight face?